Tonight's game, scheduled to start at 6:25pm, will commence off the air due to combination of Fox Sports' exclusive baseball rights between 1pm-7pm and a post-game concert in Miami. Those are the excuses, but what we'll miss is why the blackout makes sense.

We don't need to see how this game begins to observe the Mets' biggest flaw thus far. They're not close to firing on all cylinders. If they're putting big scores on the board, they're not outscoring the bullpen. You can't expect the lineup to bail you out of 8-4 deficit by the fifth inning. And when the pitching's doing its job, the offense can't score.

It's too early to assess what's wrong, but this team isn't quite yet right. I'm not as worried about seeing the Mets score runs as I am seeing them play perfectly executed baseball. If they win 3-1 tonight, that's OK. If they win 10-1, I'll be just as OK.

But they're playing sloppy, inconsistent baseball and it'd better change before their flaws manifest into full-fledged problems.
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